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TELEGRAMS.
O. F. BACHE.
o STANTON

New York. March 8tI.-The Under
Secretary of Starr for Foreign Affairs, in
reply to a question in the House Of
Commons, stated that the boundary line
of British Guiana had been based ON
~SchOmberg's survey.
The ParnelliteS have given notice that
they will ask the House to consider a
series of articles which have been publish.
ed III the Times" accusing members of
completely in the murders in Ireland.
1t is stated that Mr.. Charles Dalrymple,
NJ. p. for Ipswich. will succeed Mr..
Arthur Balfour as Secretary for Scot.
land.
MIR. John Bright has refused to assist
in the negotiations between the Unionists
and the Radicals.
y Berlin despatch states that Prince
Rism trck'S Septeunate Bill has passed its
f,st rca'iing, and It's speedy enactment is
expected.
The Berlin papers urge that a warm
WELDON" be given to VI. de- LessppS, q man
whose laborS lave benefited not alone
FraTce but civilization.
AdvicrS from the Hague report that the
Chambers h We passed the Bill respecting
The Succession to the Throne.
Count K,lnoky thanking the Hungarian
Delegations for voting the credit, declared
Ilbl ~ NOulN ON ltRdIItu as bt IttIIbOSBU3
demonstration in favor of peace.
RumOurs are circulated on the Continent
charging the Bulgarian Regents with
having knOuted the RuStchuk rebels pre-.
ViouS to shooting them.
New York, March 9th.-lhe death is
announced of NJ. Paul Henri Fcval, French
r mancer.
The death iS also announced of the
Rpvd. Henry Ward Beechpr.
Navigation has been re-opeued to
Stettin.
Ottawa dispatches state that great
dissatisfaction is felt in Newfoundland in
consequence of The Imperial refusal to
sane ion The bait restrictions bill.
Thr failure of the Maritime Bank of
New Brunswick has caused a local
panic.
The representative of Nicaragua IN
London has given a denial to the impress
Sion that America will control the new
canal, and declares thai it will be neutra.
lied.
London news states that the Foreman Mt
the Chatham Backyard has beeImalischarg-
ed for selling secrets to the American
and Russian Governments. The circum.
stance has created great Indignation.
The Marquis of Lothian is now spoken of
as the successor to Mr.. Arthur Balfour as
Scotch secretary
Archbishop Cr0ke has explained his re-
cent advice against the payment of taxes.
Copenhagen adviceS report that His
Majesty King Christian, while dancing
with Mrs. Estrnp, the wife of the Premier,
fell and reserved a serious shock.
In the French Cllalnl,rr Of Deputies. the
motion proposing the abolition of the du.
ties OH ~ceIealS, was re-. cted.
The Chamber h.:s voted the credit for
the reliei of the sufferers by the earth
quake. #G3 T9~oi d3
TI.0 RolOion5 Miuiafnr4, 6f A ~rSon1ku~
, 1887-03-12

In Mr.. Stewards school, which has receiv-
ed, as in 1886, a grant from the public of
$1,000, the progress Of the pupils in most
branches has been quite satisfactory. In q
single subject, but that certainly one of the
most important (arithmetic the results of
the teaching as shewn at the examination
, 1887-03-12
I. The Public Schools.

For statistical information concerning the
Public Schools, see the following tabular state
ment.
, 1887-03-12
R E P O R 7

ON THE CONDITION OF THE
SCHOOLS AND OF INSTRUCTION
IN ST. CROIX IN THE
YEAR 1856.
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o,lel,ou de.,reI re- GrH. W. n FRANKLIN
endorsements For the third time 1t was
promised thar Mcdowell should Join him A
.sond time "Stonewa'" jackson prevented
this bv making feint in northern Virginia
Mcclellan believed that Mcdowell di, not
si~b "a Join him a. subordinate, AMI was
Tritated thereat lie wrote Secretary stan
ION. at cught Ia be distinctly understood
that Mcdowell and his troops are completely
under nv control
There never was IA good understanding be
tween the commanding general and his stu
Ieriors at Washington. Time passed on
sitb storm and rain toe commanding gen
-ral execratiug the weather, the authorities
Of Washington and Gen Mcdowell, the sol
diers iu the meantime standing waist deep IN
mud and water building bridges and earth
works
June Is. the famous Confederate cavalry
commander ] Y T. Stuart, made a brilliant
raid. circiing quite around tho army Of tn,
Potomac lie dashe1 even into their basa Of
supplies at White House. on the ramunkey
and carried of ii large number Of horses and
prisoners II gave the Federal authorities ~
uncomfortable shaking up IN their minds.
June u, Mcclellan made @ move forward
g Seven FiAes There was small dghs d
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column. Thus McClelan's army on the north
bank OF the Chickahominy would be involved
front and rear and could I've cut TO pieces.
But for the first time IN his life Stonewall
jackson was late. The two Hills and Long
street carried out their part OF the pro-
gramme, attacking the Federal front aS II
faced south on the Chckahominy. Their
work was with tho Federal left, Jacksons
with the right
A. L Hills advance had driven thu Union
pickcts back 10 the main line at EIli,on's
Mill There was time enough for the federals
10 form in battle line. Hill and LonGstreet
advanced IN the teeth Of tremendous hre OF
mu,ketry aud artillery from the heights
around E,lisons Mill The firing came from
| Gen. Seymour, who held the left. The Con
federatcs had hoped to turn the Union flank
aud cut the left 10 pieces. In the mhlSt OF
deadly fire they were hurled back, and the
movement failed, and so the battle OF No
GAINESVILLE ended. 1t had lasted from .
o'clock in the afternoon till o. McCalrs men
were in the bloodiest Of the contest. The Con-
| federates lost between 5000 md 1000, the
! Federals about 400.
Next morning Mcclellan resolved 10 retreat
south and take upa petition on the james. lie
| found for certain that Jackson was IN his vicin-
| ity with large force, and had only been tie
! tanned by some Federal sl;Imishers ut IOlo-
| potomy creek, north Of MeChaniCsvilo.
Here some military critics declare Mcclellan
made another mistake. The tonfcderates had
! left Richmond protected only by 5000 men
-IIugcr's and Magruder'S dvisions-on the
| 9th After The Federal victory at Mechanics
| willie if Mcclellan had UNEXPECTEDLY aud Wig
orously attacked Richmond, he could hav"
cut Ieo', army in two. Magrulcr, indeed, ex-
| pected it, He wrote in bs report: u passed
the night without sleep. Had Mcclellan
maSsed his whole force IN column, and at
vanced it AGAINST any point Of our ltue OF bat
| tie, rs was done at Austeriiz under similar
circumstance, by the greatest captain Of any
| age, the occupation of our works
| about Richmond, and consequently the city,
might have been his reward"
! But Mcclellan did not do it, H. began :"
! retreat to the james.
| The second battle of the seven days i-Lt
| ing was that at Gaines Mil, or Cold llalhor,
June 81
Mcclellan made ready fo.' his right wing
! to cross the Chicliahominy. During the n'ght
of the 10Th the heavy guns and wagons were
| sent across 10 the south bank. forterS corps
| the Fifth, was drawn up Mt Gaines MINIS, y
J position several miles south Of Mechanics
willie. This place was between Cold HARDER
and the Chckahominy.
The Confcdcrates had not retren'"d An
other attack was TO be made on Fltz John
Porter's corps, north Of the Chickahomny'
next day.
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the Fifth Federal FITz JOHN PORTER nS80.
corps un the north side OF the Chickahominy,
There were $4,000 Union troops, while the
Confederstes, with the re-enforcemcnts con
stantly coming up, numbered not less than
$1,000
The Federal troops engaged were Sykes
and Morell's divisions of three brigades ench.
The fight Of the nth is also sometimes called
the battle of Cold tInrbor.
A. F. Hill made an attack and then with
drew somewhat. He kept up half fight for
two hours, waiting for Longstreet and Jack.
son Abont o'clock S1onewall Jackson ar
rived, and at once engaged In battle with al
his force The Confederate forces In the
fight at Gaines Mills were the divisions OF
the two Hills, Longstreet, Branch, Ewell and
Whiting. The battle roared and thundered
from 2 o'clock till after sunset. Here was
some of the bloodiest lighting of the war
Mems lives were no more than flash OF
powder.
Desperate efforts we're made to break Por
tcr's line Regiment after regiment OF Con
iedcrates were rolled against 1t and recoiled
under the deadly fire that met them. Ne'
others came, AS though they sprang from thu
ground Ewcll, from ID. H. Illus left, leo
one advance. As he came upon tho grounc
his men met two regiments beaten backward
and flying.
Were whipped, you can't do anything
they shouted TO Ewel's men"
''Get out of the way, we'll show YOU" an
swered the new corners.
But even they rould not break the line
They were hard pressed when suddenly 400
GcOrgians, under l.nwton, rolled up to Their
aid. "liurrnh for Georgia shouted Eweli
men.
Meantime, on the south side Of the Chicka
homny. in th, Federal camps, n scene wn
passing which nobody afterwurd felt prDuc
uf Richmond was largely emptiea of troops
Across the thl"kahOminy, within call ""r'
the corps Of Franklin, Sumner, Reyes
IIeintzelman Porter, hard, pressed, sent /,
his commander for rr-cutorementS. MCClel
Ian thinking he had u great force IN front 4"
him, only sent one division. Slocumn, %
'rnnilln'S corps
Maclluln WAS p'nrt'"iug his yorktown
trirk 81 milking " goat morse nud SHOW
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| Oak Grove, IN which the Union forces wer.
victorious, and pickets from Hertzelman's
and Summers corps were posted within four
miles OF Richmond.
| The gencralShp OF Gems Lee and Stone
wall Jackson NJ this time commands admira'
ton After finishing his movements in the
| Shenandoah Valley, jackson wrote to John
ston this significant letter, dated june u:
| "Should my command he required at Rich
mond, | can he at Mechanics Run depot, on
the Central railroad, the second days march, "
Lee, in command when the letter was re-
ceivel, wrote him back that II he could leave
| the valley, and could deceive the enemy" SO
~ % make him believe he was still III the
Shenandoah region, 10 come OH
The two generals hit on the plan of appar-
emily sending rc-cnforcemen's FROM Richmond
To the Shenandoah, 10 Jackson, giving the
impression that jackson still medtated ms
chief IN the valley In reality, he was 10
ri"at the -, endorsements and hurry back with
them a. Richmond LawtOn's and Writings
commands were marched out Of Richmond
with flourish, Cno being taken that the
Feleras should he aware Of il. At Harris
burg Jackson met them June II, and all
started back 10 Richmond. The plan was a
complete success, and it was this trick which
for the ,hipl time prevented Mcdowell from
joining The army Of the Potomac,
1t Is b. be noted that Secretary stanton
only, Of all the Federal managers, was not de-
cciyel hy the rusc, but declared that Jack
sons real movement was toward HLchnund.
Everybody was unleCcivcd when, june %
Mcclellan hastily tclcgruphcd that his plckets
were being driven in north of the Chicka-
hominy
Un,il then, day after day, it had been tele-
graphcl 10 Washington, "All quiet in
the army Of the Potomac" So bent on
having additions TO his army had Nc
Clrllnn been that Juno 10 he had tcIe-
graphcd Secretary Stanton, advising
that a considerable force be detached from
lInIleck's western department and sent to
him Long before this, early in March, Nc
Clcllan had been relieved from duty rs com,
mandcr Of all the armies of the United states,
aud made commander only Of the army Of
the Potomac This was done, it was claimed
by President Lincoln, in order that the
general might give all his time to the war III
Virginia Mcclellan regarded il as humila-
ton and says: "'The order proved to be one
Of tho steps taken To tie my hands IN order 10
secure the failure Of the approaching cam
paign' lie believed that it emanated from
Secretary Stanton, and was issued out OF
spite.
There was nj that time no commander IN
chief of all tho armies. There were three in
dependent departments, with Mcclellan in
the east or Potomac department, Fremont III
the central one, called the mountain depart
mcnt. and IIallcck over that west of the
Mississippi, called the department of the
Mississippi.
F.om the time he made the brilliant cavalry
das, around tho army OF the Potomac till the
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massing in trout Anon Franklin discovered
heavy columns on his right. BY this masterly
Confederate tactics the corps commanders
were kept expecting an attack all day, and
prevented from sending MD to Porter.
Again nj sunset, Porter, still desperately
fighting. sent for help. Could il be spared
Mcclellan asked Then Sumner sent French's
and Thomas Francis Meaghers brigadcs, hut
confessed that lie thought he was running
risk 60 do it
The two brigadeS dashed across the bridges
and up the blum toward Gaines Mill with
-hout aud cheer Meagher, the lively Irish
general nj thriI head ~ his shirt sleeves, the
soldiers tell
Rut then " was too late
Porteis terribly cut up line had broken in
the cente at last The soldiers who had
fought 50 irnvrly md 80 long were rushing
pellmell toward the Chrkahominy. in full
ycut The comrades who hsj come to save
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and his line of sup GEN. A. P. HILL.
plies. He therefore prepared to strike No
Celian at White House, on the Pamunkey-
He sent Ewell and Stuart to that point to
seize the railway and war supplies They
were day too late. The stores had been
mostly removed and such as could not he
carried away were destroyed The White
House itself had been burnt The night of
the 2sth of June, it suddenly dawned on Lee
that Mcclellan had changed his base, and
was In retreat to the James, with the inten-
ton of drawing supplies by that way. He
determined to send his army In pursuit Mt
once
Then onie the next battles In this ghastly
serial-the fights or Aliens Farm and Savage
Station and the affair at Willis church. ali
June 90
With all haste Mcclellan Ind reiterated to-
ward the James He gave orders that all
supplies which could not he quickly conveyed
should be- destroyed Says Gen. Webb, in
the peninsula Campaign" Lines of fire
marked the camps and deprts OF the Union
troops Millions of rations. hundreds of tons
of fixed ammunition and shells for the sieg.
guns were thus lost"
June - MrClellan's headquarters were re-
moved from Savage station TO tho James
river side of White Oak swamp. The limo of
retreat can i,e seen on the map Of the seven
days battle ground. The same day Sumner
abandoned Fair Oaks and also dropped south
ward, to Orchard station. BY following the
line OF march on the map the reader will see
that their moves We're in a direction away
from Richmond.
"Ah, there was n time for you" says one If
the old boys of the army Of the Potomac, who
lmps about with bullet wound la his leg,
got in the seven days battle. I'VE used to
fight all day aud march all night"
So desperately bent on reaching the
james was Mcclellan that he left his sick
and wounded who could not be moved he
hind him in hospital at Savage station,
where they would inevitably be taken by tho
tonfndcratcs
SIMMER and Hcintzclman's corps were n
Aliens farm, near Orchard station, "n the
norniug of June % That morning Lees
army started in pursuit Of the retlpating
Fc lerals. lIuger and MaGruder started out,
Magrudrr by the Williamsburg roal, which
led aStwnrd to Savage station. Hugsr by
the Charles City road, which he'd southeast
ward to Glendale. These and Longstrcet and
| A. T. Hill were to attack on the right, while
| jackson was to cross the Chickahomiin in
| the rear of the Federals and pursue from thu,
north
Mcclellan, in arranging his retreat, had
| ordered Reyes to go forward first and take
position on Malvern Hill, near the james.
| Porter and Franklin were to follow, and SO.
watching the rear and the right, they We're
| to push on To the James. This was the
| morning of the 9th Mcclellan himself had
| already ridden on toward the James, to So.
lect suitable position The heaviest supplies
were already well on the way Among them
was drove of $500 beef cattle, which were
| rot or in safety
[Gen James Ions street was South Carolinian,
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theta could only cover their retreat and stop

theta could only cover their retreat and stop
the Confederate pursuit,
II was Hoods and McIaw's Texan brigades,
Of Writings division, that at last broke fltz
John Psrter's line. The regular and louaVo
regiments did not break,
In the fight of Gaines Mill two regiments,
one Of New Jersey, the other OF Pennsylvania,
were surrounded aud taken prisoners. win
them was Brig Gen, Reynolds
Under the protection Of Mcaghers and
Frcnchs brigadcs Porters whole corps, what
was left Of It, rctreatcd TO the south bank OF
the Chickahominy. Some of his artillery
was left behind
Thus one corps and division Of McClel-
lin's army was made 10 fight more than two
thirds Of the whole Confederate army around
Richmond In this bloody battle Porter's
corps lost GOOO men, killed wounded and
prisoners; the COnfcdcratcs, $500.
Morning found Fitz John Porter's corps
across the river, and the bridges destroyed
behind it, Stonemans aud Emorys cavalry,
cut OFF from the rest Of tho CORPS, escaped by
the way Of White House and Yorktown, and
went down the York river and up the james
and rcjoined the army of the Potomac.
During the Peninsula campaign the French
princes, the Due dc Chartres and the Comtc
de Paris, received thorough experience OF
American warfare. They served ~ aides on
McClrllnn's staff, with the rank Of captain,
from September, 1861, to the close of the
seven days fighting They were the grand
Sons of King Louis Philippe, and were the
same two princes that have been recently ex-
lied by the French government. With their
uncle, the Prince de Joinvlle, they followed
tho fortunes Of the army OF the Potomac.
They were brave, dashing young fellows
then, full of fun and merriment They kept
up their own establishments with their uncle,
who was very deaf. Some Of McClcllanS
happiest hours were passed in their tent, III
those weary days
At midnight after the disaster mt Gaines
Mill Mcclellan sat in his tent and wrote 10
Secretary Stanton dispatch, tho like Of
which was never sent lay n soldier 20 his SUI
periors before: "If | save this army now, |
tell You plainly that owe no thanks to you
or to any other persons in Washington. Gou
have done your best to sacrifice this army.
Then hc announced to his officers his intention
TO begin Iii, march south TO the James, At
dayhreak he was at Savage station, on the
York aud Richmond railroad, breaking camp
and preparing for the journey to the James
jy noon that day, June ~, Reyes division
uad crossed White Oak swamp and taken po.
stiOn ON the other side Of it TO guard the pas
sage Of ammunition and provision trains.
Summers, Hcmtzelmans and part OF Frank
Inns corp, were to remain on the Richmond
side OF White Oak swamp, to cover the move
ment of retreat 1t was well planned.
There was slight action on the morning
of the 18th A heavy Confederate artillery
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l'rauhlin's corps
wns moved across
TO the right hank.
IitZ John POrter's
corps was the only
ono remaining
upon the left bank.
In his testimony
before the court Of
inquiry on the Pen
insulu campaign,
Gen. = uin n o I
afterwnrd said: II
was never in favor
of tn ose field
works. | thin X
they haye n ten
dcncy 10 make the
men tiinid, aud 10
maori. l,urn, ihun
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GEN. T. X LEE. more hhfIh Ihhh
good, and think the older officers OF the
Irmy think SO"
June 8, Con Robert Edmund Lee was ap
puinted 10 the command Of the Confederate
army in VIrginia Thenceforward till Tho
end that illustrio,is name stood ut the head OF
its roll Of generals It's defeats were his, ,ts
success. his successes At the time the war
broke out, Robert T. Lee was an officer OF
thrty-six years standing in the United States
army. lie was 'bj years old. His fnther was
Light Horse Harry lee" of the revolution.
the officer who originated the iine phrase
nhout Washington, First IN war, first IN
peace and first in the hearts OF his country
men"
Robert Il. Lee was opposed tosccession, but
he felt bound TO the state OF Virginia There
fore, June X, 1861, the day after the Virginia
ordinance of secession was passed. he went to
Gen. Scott aud resigned his place IN the
army. lie said Of his resignation; ut ~"ulh
have been presented ut once tut for the stiug
gle it has cost me 10 separate myself from u
service 10 which have Devoted all the h,st
years of my life ana all tho ability ! ps-
sesscd." "' OBJ
Some of Mc(lellans ablest officers were Of
opinion UNI ''Ihi 'laN' l''''''''' Wv ''''"
hiatcIy after the hnttlc Of Fair Oaks and have
taken Richmond without much difficulty.
The way WIS open there but he did not
think So. lie simply crnwicd ahead little
further, and mtrcnclcd
Meantime Gcn I've began certifying around
Richmond with all tho resources at his cont
mand. In few days nnIost ~ II by mngir,
there appeared on every commanding SPOT
about the Conicdcrain capital Iro"mimg lie
Ie,l.a.s aud cannon and guards. After that II
was too late u take Richmond without srrat
loss
On June I 1862 Mcclellan lad with him
" 800 fighting ucn tive corps see had ~.
;C2. Lees uicu were a. divisions umlrr Gems
l.ongstrcct. A T. HI u. II HIN, Masrud'r,
Huger, Whiting and Jackson.
Gcn George A McCaIl, division Of Penn
syvanians, that had been detach~l from Me
Dowclb corps, remained with IoricrN corps
on th- uorih bank Of the Hhicknluminy, On
the south bank, across the river the Federal
soldiers were unused heavily about Sc'nii
hines IN this general direction!
Franklin
Summer,
IIcmtzclmnn,
White Oak Swamp.
As they faced toward lhrhm"ml Franklin
occupied the Federal right lI"int7"''in" 'h'
hft Kcvcs' corps was kept ~ u r'~"r'".
,... q a.. 3 l,,,T .hVt ,tt.,. n h..
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at Gaines Mills,
facing tho bridges
10y which they
were to cross to the
south side Of the
Chick n II omimy.
The guns which
had alrcadycrossed
had been planted
on the other side
to face the bridges.
At 2 o'clock in
I he afternoon,
June 81. A. Z. Hill
once more attacked
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year before Rich
nond fell, the
name Of j. +. Is.
Stuart occurs con
stantly in encount
ei's with the army
Of Virginin.
W h ere yer there
was opportunity
for swiftness and
daring there he
was found. May
IL, 1864, this ia
nous cavalry man
was m ortally
woun d Q d near
d.. mn